Dems jump to support gay marriage before SCOTUS hearings

[DonViejo]

Ahead of arguments on Proposition 8 and DOMA, Democrats are reversing course on same-sex marriage

BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD

An avalanche of Democratic senators have expressed their support for gay marriage, just in time for the Supreme Court to hear arguments on Proposition 8 and DOMA.

The latest is Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, who said in a statement released to Buzzfeed Monday night that the senator believes “that same sex couples should be able to marry and should have the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as any other married couple.”

“Government should keep out of individuals’ personal lives—if someone wants to marry someone they love, they should be able to. Alaskans are fed up with government intrusion into our private lives, our daily business, and in the way we manage our resources and economy,” he said.

On Monday, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., made a similar statement, following Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who came out in support of gay marriage over the weekend. Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., and Tim Johnson, D-S.D., also announced that they no longer support DOMA. Both voted for the law when it first passed in 1996, and both are retiring in 2014.

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http://www.salon.com/2013/03/26/dems_jump_to_support_gay_marriage_before_scotus_hearings/

[LiberalFighter]

1. I wish politicians stopped using the intrustion into business meme.

[YoungDemCA]

2. Agreed. It's a very libertarian perspective....

..as opposed to a progressive perspective.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. He is from red state Alaska

and I think that he was using it to point out how supporting marriage equality is about personal freedom from government intrusion. But I get where you're coming from too. It's like the whole "I support our men and women in unifrom" line that politicians feel like they have to always have to pitch in order to make themselves look "o.k."

[Cha]

4. This is Awesome!

thanks DonViejo

[dsc]

5. two corrections

One Begich isn't new in that he apparently told HRC months ago that he supported it, and second he isn't newest, Kay Hagan of NC is the newest.